After the exterior of the new Skoda Fabia was exposed last week, right here is the very first shot of the new supermini’s cabin. Skoda is boasting that the new cars and truck is the most spacious Fabia yet, with seating for five, a class-leading 330-litre boot, as well as a suite of new tech features including a smartphone-syncing service called MirrorLink.
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Despite diminishing 8mm in length versus the old Fabia, the new cars and truck is stated to offer an additional 8mm of cabin length, plus a 21mm elbow space enhancement up front as well as a meagre additional 2mm in the rear seats. Headroom is likewise improved, thanks to a more effective utilize of the Fabia’s normally boxy profile, as well as the boot is 15 litres bigger than before. The cargo area is now accessed via a boot opening 200mm wider than the old Fabia’s, while the packing sill is lower too.
Inside, occupants get a normally rational Skoda dashboard layout, with the only strange detail appearing to be the start-stop engine button found on the steering column, where the ignition barrel sits on lesser-specced cars.
The usual VW group infotainment centre is flanked by shortcut buttons, however this is the very first Skoda to be offered with MirrorLink, a phone-sync system which screens smartphone apps directly on the car’s touchscreen. Connectable via USB or Bluetooth, it enables the Fabia’s occupants to operate apps like music or sat-nav without illegally operating their phone handset while driving.
Other detail touches include a hi-vis jacket storage bin in the driver’s door, an ice scraper integrated into the fuel filler cap, as well as more area for bottles in the door bins. In fact, Skoda proudly declares the Fabia will home seven bottles – which should be plenty for a maximum of five thirsty occupants. The range-topping Fabia in the dashboard shot likewise offers heated front seats, climate control, as well as automatic lights – though it must be stated the style looks rather dour compared with cool rivals like the mini Cooper five-door as well as Renault Clio.
The new Fabia goes on sale in early 2015, however we’ll get our very first hands-on look at the car’s new practicality as well as device features much sooner, at the Paris motor show in October 2015. because of the plusher cabin, purchasers can expect a little cost increase from the outgoing car’s £9,945 ask when the VW Polo-based ‘mini shows up in UK dealerships next spring.